From ’56 to ’69 he led the Boston Celtics to 11 titles, 8 consecutive, also in the dual role of player-manager. Defender, rebounder, devastating blocker, he was a center without equal
The fingers of the hands are not enough to put on the NBA rings won in his career: eleven. A pioneer of basketball, a myth: Bill Russell passed away today at 88. He was the pillar of the Boston Celtics between 1956 and 1969, for the last 4 seasons as a player-manager. In those 14 seasons, he led the green-and-whites to 11 NBA titles (8 consecutive between ’59 and ’66).
The announcement
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The news was spread by the family through social media explaining that, at the time of farewell, Russell had his wife Jeannine by his side. No further details were given in the note regarding the causes of death.
Without equal
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All the ink in the world would not be enough to tell what Russell represented for the Celtics and for the NBA. A modern defender, devastating blocker, rebounder, scorer, an unrivaled pivot. It was basketball. Which from today is much poorer.
July 31, 2022 (change July 31, 2022 | 21:19)
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